Waving or curling hair



A. CRAIG.

WAVI'NG 0R CURLING HAIR. APPLlcATioN HLED MAR. 24. 192|.

Patented Aug. 89 1922.

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A. CRAIG.

WAVING 0R CURLING HAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, I92I.

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WAVING R CUR/LING HAIR,

Meteen Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, i922.,

Application led March 24, 1921. Serial No. 455,357.

T0 aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER CRAIG, a subject oi the King of GreatBritain, residing at Sydney, in the State of New South Wales,Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Waving or Curling Hair, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to means whereby hair, especially that onthe head of a person, may be waved or `curled and remain in thatcondition 'substantially permanently or for a comparatively long period.

rThe invention consists in first tensioning and combing the hair,coiling it on a suitable rod or bobbin and then subjecting it to theinfluence of pressure, and preferably heat, provision being -made ifnecessary for protecting the head of the person and the operator fromshock or injury by the heat emlployed.

will however' refer to the drawings herewith which illustrate suitableapparatus for carrying out my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hair tensioning and combing means.

Figures2 and 3 are details thereof, and

Figure 4, a sectional elevation.

Figure 5 is a central sectional elevation, and

Figure 6, a plan illustrating the cooling or head insulating device.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the air or liquid cooling ring on areduced scale.

Figure 8 is a sectional perspective View O of two adjoining treatmentchambers, and

Figure 9, a plan view of a series of said chambers.

Figure 10 is an elevation of a unit illustrating the treatment, whileFigure 11 is a perspective view of a complete treatment apparatus.

The hair tensioning and combing means consists of a device comprisingtwo opposed wooden or other suitable non-metallic pieces 14 and 15, theformer having above it a metal plate 16 for portion of its lengthv andits forward end having a stop 17 on its underside. The plate 16 has alsoa rubber compression pad 18. rIhe piece is secured in the metal casing19 which has integral therewith the rectangular open ended frame 20 intothe upper face or which is screwed the thumb screw 21,-, rrlhe saidplece 15 has fixed thereon a short wire or other brush or comb 23, astop 24 and a rubber pad 25 vertically opposite to the pad v18. The wispor bunch of strands of hair from the persons head '22 is tied to a rodor bobbin 22A and passed through the opening in the frame 2Q and laidupon the comb 23. The piece 14 .1s then inserted in said ,opening thepads be1ng in opposition and compressed upon the hair by means oi' thethumb screw 21 and plate 16 the stops 17 and 24 preventmg'displacementof the parts forming the devlce. The device is held by the operator andthe hair drawn between the said pads and the teeth of the comb andtightly coiled upon the rod '22A and is ready for further treatment. Thelower portion of the treatment apparatus, when heat is employed,consists of a tubular ring 26 having projecting therefrom the tubularextension 27 to the end of which is attached the ieXible pipe 28 leadingto an air exhausting pump or to a cooling liquid supply. rlhe ring 26has an inlet 29 at the opposite side to the extension 27 so that coolair or liquid may.

be drawn or passed through said inlet and around the ring. The ring 26is covered with rubber or vother insulation pad 30 which has a hole 31corresponding to the hole 29 and a central hole 32 to permit the rod22A, bearing the coiled strands of hair, to be passed therethrough.Above the ring 26 is detachably supported an open ended cylinder 34andin which is a rubber tube 35 whose ends are turned over the ends ofthe cylinder 34 and bound or clamped thereto as at 38 and 39 so as tomake a steam tight joint. 36, 36A are respectively inlet and outletpipes communicating with the inside of the cylinder 34 but outside therubber tube or lining 35. C'ver the end 38 is secured a cap or cover 40having a central opening 41 for the end of the rod 22A and a clip 42 bywhich the cylinder is adapted to be suspended by a cord 43. Around theoutside ot the cylinder 34 is an insulation covering 44. Coupling thepipes 36, 36A of adjoining cylinders is a flexible rubber tube 45provided internally with a spiral wire 46 to prevent the tube collapsingat the turns.

' ln treating the strands of hair coiled en the rod or bobbin 22A asabove described, the bobbin is inserted within the rubber lined c linder34 and duid pressure such ae steam is admitted through the pipes 36 erlill@ vnent wave is given to the hair.

convenience arising from the admission of steam to the treatmentchamber.

It is obvious that the unit above described may be added to as desired,such as vthat illustrated in Figure 11 where five such units areconnected up.

A48 represents a small boiler heated by a gas ring, and 49 a steam pipeleading to pipe 36. The flexible pipes' 28 communicate with a commonexhaust or vdischarge pipe 50 leading to the exhaust pump or othersuction device or to a liquid discharge pipe. 51 is a stand to support,by the cords 43 and frame 52, the apparatus at 'a height convenient to aperson being treated and seated on a chair or the like.

Although I have described theinvention as applied to waving or curlinghair on a persons head, it is clear that it. is also adapted to vbe usedfor waving or curling loose or detached hair.

Having now fully described and ascertained my said invention and themanner in which1it is to be performed, I declare that what I claim isl 1. In hair waving or curling, apparatus for combing and tensioning thehair in wisps vor bunches consisting of upper and lower plates, atoothed or comb surface on the inner side of one plate, opposed rubberpads on said plates, a casingv around the end fluid pressure leadingbetween the inner wall p of the chamber and the lining.

3. In apparatus for waving or curling hair coiled on rods or bobbinsunder tension, a plurality of chambers each containing a rod or bobbinhaving hair so coiled thereon, each of said chambers having a flexiblerubber lining, an inlet for fluid pressure leadin between the inner wallof each chamber and its lining and an outlet leading to the nextadjoining chamber in series the first chamber communicating with thepressure supply and the last with an exhaust.

4. `In apparatus for waving or curling hair coiled on rods or bobbinsunder tension, a plurality of'chambers each containing a rod or bobbinhavinghair so coiled thereon,

each of said chambers having a flexible rubberlining, an inlet Iforsteamunder pressure leading between the inner wall of each chamber and itslining and an outlet leading to the next adjoining chamber in series,the first chamber communicating with the steam supply, and means forsupporting the vgroup of chambers over the head of a person.

5. In apparatus for waving or curling hair on the head of a person b theagency of heat, the combination therewith of a tubular insulationheadpad, a central hole in the pad for insertion of ay rod bearing coiledhair, and an inlet and outlet in the tube for the passage of air or acooling liquid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

.ALEXANDER CRAIG.

